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Pet store ban mulled

Going to the mall and coming home with a new puppy may be a thing of the past in Los Angeles if a new law gets the greenlight from the City Council. Mariecal Mendoza in the Daily News.

The Los Angeles Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee voted 3-0 on Tuesday, despite concerns regarding enforcement from one member, to recommend the City Council ban the sale of commercially bred dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores citywide.

Councilman Paul Koretz, the committee’s chairman, proposed the ban earlier this year with hopes that it would help reduce the number of abandoned animals and ease the burden on shelters that care for the strays.